Letter: Suncoast High School’s band appearance at Hillary Clinton rally was apolitical

The Suncoast Chargers high school band performs at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Riviera Beach. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post)

My daughter is a member of the Suncoast High School Chargersonic Band (“Principal, band director, cheer coach in cross-hairs for Clinton rally,” Feb. 18). My wife and I are parent booster-club volunteers, and when we heard that the band had been invited to perform at the Hillary Clinton rally, we were delighted the students would be able to experience the political process.

Attending as a chaperone, I can tell you there was no spoken or implied support for Clinton whatsoever. Regarding band director Ernest Brown, I can tell you that he is enormously proud of the band and the students in it.

I am very disappointed that The Post included Brown’s past, an unrelated issue which has long been resolved. Was that really necessary? He does an amazing job at bringing out the talents of his students.

DAVE PACKARD, NORTH PALM BEACH

Editor’s note: Ernest Brown once faced fraud charges over running up debts on school accounts. The criminal charges were dropped. He was suspended for 10 days.

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